An Amazon recruiter says that she does not expect new graduates to be business majors, but there is a line on their resumes that distinguishes them

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• Many people want to know how to work at Amazon.
• But attracting the attention of an Amazon recruiter, especially when you are still in college, may be
• Celeste Joy Diaz, Recruitment Manager for Academic Programs at Amazon, search for candidates who hold leadership positions in college

Amazon is the company for which people want to work the most, according to a LinkedIn study from 2018 [19659007] And young people who want a job at the giant Seattle retailers can begin to position themselves as a good fit even before they graduate.

Amazon recruiters each have their own methods to identify potential candidates. , the Director of Recruitment for Academic Programs at Amazon.

As for Diaz, she uses LinkedIn to find student leaders in the best schools as the president of the student body or the leaders of the student organizations. These students are already displaying Amazon's famous leadership principles, which include concepts such as high standards and support.

While those interested in a software or development role in Amazon will have to demonstrate a complete knowledge of coding, subject data structures, there is more flexibility for roles in business. Those who were active in student government, a student newspaper, or other activity on campus could be identified as candidates for Amazon – even if they did not give importance to anything clearly related to business.

"W especially directly out of undergraduate, are not major directly in e-commerce," said Diaz Business Insider. "There are majors of pipes, but not many major people in them. "

The most important brand of a successful Amazon applicant is someone who can show that they display the leadership principles of Amazon, Diaz said.

" We need curious people to find out more and curious about solving problems," Mr. Diaz told Business Insider. "There are a lot of ways in which business can be done. experience shows it – through leadership, by other large-scale property projects. "

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